Section one: Contracting entity
one.1) Name and addresses
High Speed Two (HS2) Limited
High Speed Two (HS2) Limited, Two Snowhill, Snowhill Queensway
Birmingham
B4 6GA
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.6) Main activity
Railway services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Specialist Security Services
Reference number
2255
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79710000 - Security services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The appointed Contractor is to provide safe and effective incident management and response, proactive area patrolling, close personal protection and management of locked on protesters. The appointed Contractor is to carry out these operations with minimal impact on the HS2 programme, whilst operating at the highest safety and operational levels to minimise any reputational impact on HS2 Ltd and the HS2 project.
The Contractor is expected to be insight led, with gathering of insight forming a significant part of the contract, the remainder being reactive to incident.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £150,000,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The procurement is for a Contractor to provide specialist security services under an amended NEC3 Term Service Contract (Option A and Option E) for an initial period of 5 years with the option to extend, at HS2 Ltd’s sole discretion, for up to a further 2 years via single or multiple fixed term increments. It is envisaged that the total value of the contract will be between 95 380 824 GBP and 150 000 000 GBP with the value being dependent upon service requirement.
Incident management and response, proactive area patrolling, close personal protection and management of locked on protesters is a very specialist service environment and as such a Specialist Security Services Contractor is to be procured to deliver a services contract. The Contractor will carry out the operations safely, effectively and with minimum impact on the HS2 programme, whilst operating at the highest safety and operational levels to minimise the reputational impact on HS2 Ltd and the HS2 project. The Contractor is expected to be insight led, with gathering of insight forming a significant part of the contract, the remainder being reactive to incident.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: ITT Technical Criteria / Weighting: 60%
Quality criterion - Name: ITT Social Value Criteria / Weighting: 10%
Cost criterion - Name: ITT Commercial Criteria / Weighting: 30%
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2022/S 000-023011
four.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a periodic indicative notice
The contracting entity will not award any further contracts based on the above periodic indicative notice
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
C1000_3687
Title
Specialist Security Services
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
21 December 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Control Risks Group Limited
Cottons Centre, Cottons Lane
London
SE1 2QG
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £150,000,000
five.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted
Value or proportion likely to be subcontracted to third parties
Proportion: 60 %
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
There is no guarantee, express or implied, that appointed Contractor will receive any, or a particular volume or value of work.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court of England and Wales
Royal Courts of Justice, Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom